{"id":2741,"date":"2021-05-23T21:57:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2021-05-23T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T21:06:18","slug":"digest-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/digest-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Digest 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro-tagline\">Here&#8217;s our round up of the most important slot car news of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02-36x21.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/digest-21-wide-02-48x28.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Slot Racing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"road-sign\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2105\">Brighton to John O&#8217;Groats Road Race -Proxy Event 2021<\/a> The weekend&#8217;s results are in with especially significant placings for Green Star Racing. Next, the competitors will be moving on to the &#8220;The Great Glen&#8221; and &#8220;Rest &amp; Be Thankful&#8221; stages in Edinburgh on 29\/30th May for the conclusion to this length of Great Britain Road Race.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari on the start line at the Brighton to John O'Groats Road Race\" class=\"wp-image-2753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05-24x9.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05-36x14.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bjog-05-48x18.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"race-car-04\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2149\">UK HO Drag Proxy Series 2021-22 &#8211; Race #1 May 2021<\/a> The shootouts in the new series of the ever popular UK HO Drag Proxy Series proved to be just as close and competitive as expected. Andy&#8217;s comprehensive coverage, results, photos and videos are now in.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01.jpg\" alt=\"HO Scale drag cars\" class=\"wp-image-2754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01-24x7.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01-36x11.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uk-ho-drag-proxy-01-48x14.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"race-car-04\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2194\">GT3 Proxy 2022 Registration<\/a> This year&#8217;s GT3 proxy has proved to be very competitive with so many great cars. But here is your opportunity to pre-register for the 2022 &#8220;Championship Proxy&#8221; GT3 series.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gt3-slot-car-proxy-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"figure-eight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=1919\">Electric Vehicle Triathlon Proxy Event (EV Triathlon)<\/a> The third and final discipline of the EV triathlon has been completed and the results are in. The final standings are expected shortly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04.jpg\" alt=\"Green Scalextric Jaguar I-Pace on the start line of the EV Triathlon\" class=\"wp-image-2766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04-24x8.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04-36x13.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ev-triathlon-04-48x17.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"race-car-04\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2183\">Smoky Mountain Spring Nationals<\/a> Proxy HO drag racing with 5 classes and 2 list races. May 21st &#8211; 23rd 2021<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio.jpg\" alt=\"A huge grid of HO cars for the Smoky Mountain Spring National\" class=\"wp-image-2769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio-24x10.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio-36x15.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smoky-mountain-spring-natio-48x20.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"controller\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2180\">Thumb press or trigger style controllers<\/a> Which do you prefer?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Slot Cars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1419812524899419\/photos\/a.1419814388232566\/3031792630368059\/\">The next Policar GEMS Monoposto in development<\/a> You&#8217;ve probably already made your own mind up whether you like classic F1 liveries on modern body shapes, but for those who are interested, the next GEMS model in development is the Toleman TG184 1984 livery, made famous by a certain Mr Senna. Expected Q4 2021.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184.jpg\" alt=\"Toleman TG184 1984 with a blue and white livery\" class=\"wp-image-2745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184-24x7.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184-36x10.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/toleman-hart-tg184-48x14.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/164361856938723\/photos\/a.289949534379954\/5559705390737649\/\">Mercedes 190E<\/a>  Expected to arrive in Q4 2021 is a new Mercedes 190E from Slot.it, driven by  Roland Asch at Kyalami 1991<\/li><li class=\"pendle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pendleslotracing.co.uk\/fly-ferrari-gto-slotcar-today-limited-edition.html\">Fly Ferrari GTO<\/a> Pendles are now taking Pre-Orders for the Fly Ferrari GTO No.1 Rally Dos Catalunas 1965, S.Garant\/ D.Blain. This is the exclusive commemorative car for 10 years of online news magazine SlotCar Today, and is a limited edition of 350 units.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"scalextric-icon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2193\">Scalextric Ford Escort RS1800 Ari Vatanen <\/a> As promised, the 2022 Scalextric Club car was announced in UK Slot Car Festival week, and it&#8217;s the Ford Escort RS1800 &#8216;Black Beauty&#8217; as driven by Ari Vatanen on the 1982 Manx Rally. Andy has all the details.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Scalextric Ford Escort RS1800\" class=\"wp-image-2760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022-768x203.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022-24x6.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022-36x10.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/scalextric-club-2022-48x13.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"slot-it\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2191\">Slot.it Porsche 956C LH &#8211; Le Mans Winner 1983<\/a>  Slot.it built their reputation with these truly exceptional Group C models &#8211; and they still look and perform wonderfully. New  components have made the latest releases even better on track, but the basics remain the same: high-performance slot cars that recreate the awesome spectacle of 1980s Group C grids.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01.jpg\" alt=\"Rothmans sponsored Slot.it Porsche 956C LH - Le Mans Winner 1983\" class=\"wp-image-2761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01-24x7.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01-36x10.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rothmans-porsche-01-48x14.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"race-car-02\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/community\/showthread.php?tid=2196\">63 Split Window Stingray<\/a> Ken has shared his lil&#8217; red Corvette, built using an AMT model with a custom aluminium chassis. He claims &#8220;it&#8217;s loaded with mistakes,&#8221; but it looks great to me.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01.jpg\" alt=\"Red, split window Corvette Stingray model\" class=\"wp-image-2770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01-24x7.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01-36x11.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1963-corvette-01-48x15.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li class=\"facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/808547945893612\/\">Innovative, Banned, and Unique Racing Vehicles<\/a> Okay this isn&#8217;t a slot car, but it&#8217;s still a lovely model. Chuck shared his modified resin copy of an AMT Pontiac Bonneville model on Facebook. All the decals are hand drawn, and it looks fantastic. I thought it might be of interest to the scratch builders here, and the group itself is well worth joining. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville.jpg\" alt=\"Black and gold Pontiac Bonneville model with hand drawn graphics.\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville-24x8.jpg 24w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville-36x12.jpg 36w, https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1962-pontiac-bonneville-48x16.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five, yes five proxy racing series, Toleman GEM, Vatanen Escort, Porsche Le Mans winner, Mercedes 190E, Fly Ferrari, and a lil&#8217; red Corvette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2741"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3215,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions\/3215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slotracer.online\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}